Tuesday, September 06, 2005

A momentary vision

Yesterday, once again, I fell in love. Ran in to a girl who works as a receptionist at the office which I had not seen for a while. In effect I had never even talked to her but found out we had a friend in common so stopped and said hello. It was while I was chatting to her that I happened to glance staight in to her eyes at the same time as she suddenly smiled radiously. A warm soothing wave hit me like sledgehammer and my legs started to feel all wobbly. I mumbled a couple of incoherent sentences about meeting up for lunch sometime and managed to make a semi dignified escape before falling to pieces.I couldnt stop thinking about her all day. Her big brown eyes kept swimming through my mind, distracting me, haunting me, teasing me.I even experienced a moment of childish euphoria when our friend in common informed me, later that afternoon, that she had asked about me and inquired if I had a girlfriend. I felt as though I was once again a hormone packed teenager struck by puppy love.A couple of other girls came round for dinner last night but I couldnt concentrate on what they were saying and, as soon as they left, started thinking about her again. I pictured my theatrical entrance this morning, greeted by her wonderful smile, her brown eyes twinkling with recognition and lust.I woke up this morning feeling elated. Even the local weather god seemed to share my mood, and for the first time in nearly a week, the Buenos Aires sky was clear and a wonderful blue. Strolling in to the office I felt as though half a tonne of coke was rushing through my veins. Unfortunately my office is in another building but, seeing as I had to pass by her´s later for a meeting, I sat down to wait. I worked all morning, even managing to avoid thinking about her too much, until the time approached for me to go to my twelve oclock meeting.I crossed the road, took one of the smooth running elevators to the fith floor, and immediately saw her. As I walked up to where she was standing I felt light headed and unsteady but determined. A dozen more steps and I would be upon her.Suddenly she turned around and started walking towards me. Her long supple legs swiftly eating up the short distance. I stopped, bracing myself for the encounter. She was ever closer, scant meters away. I took a deep breath and was about to say hello when, as though she was a swirling whirlwind, she brushed me aside and strode past me without so much as a single glance. She entered an elevator and before I could react the shiny metal doors closed with a mocking swish, and she was gone.I stood there for nearly a full minute wondering what the fuck had happened until I finally pulled myself back together and walked off, resigned.

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